Psalm 88

"O Lord, the God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and in the night before Thee" (v1). Deep in despair, the psalmist turned to the One in charge of all things. The psalmist felt "forsaken among the dead ... in dark places, in the depths" (v5-6). He experienced terrible loneliness: "Thou hast removed lover and friend far from me" (v18). Whether deserved or not, accident or divine discipline, this trouble was close to crushing him.

Salvation is more than forgiveness of sins. It is God coming down, being with us, mercifully and powerfully intervening in our lives.